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Cockney White Boobmeister


Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 3277 Location: So far from Leeds it's not funny..
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cardboardbox?Youwerelucky Niiiiii..!!


Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 1880 Location: lincolnshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Problem is - for it to be an act of betrayal he has to have cared in the first place - and the only person he ever cared about was himself.
He couldn't give two scoots about playing there as an "ex-leeds player" as he just seems himself as Harry Kewell - plain and simple (and selfish)_________________
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NE1 Neither Shallow Nor Sexist


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Baldy Site Admin


Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 2162 Location: Ballina NSW
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HarryofOz Everything Leeds Sponsor


Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 1517 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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As Glenn has said - not officially confirmed as yet.
How any Leeds or ex-Leeds player - especially one who played for us at that time - can sign for Galatasaray beggars belief.
_________________ There's no 'I' in 'team'. But then there's no 'I' in 'useless smug colleague', either. And there're four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'. Go figure.
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NE1 Neither Shallow Nor Sexist


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raveydavey Lucas Radebe


Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 2061 Location: Leeds Yorkshire England
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Harry who? Piece of shit. |
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Garp Jack Charlton

Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 215
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| Not bothered. At some point some level of perspective needs to be brought back ino football....IE it is a game. |
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30 Mill Allan Clarke

Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 933 Location: We love you Melbourne
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halfaperson Allan Clarke

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Aww come on. Football just a game? You know that is not the case.
To even consider it and make it public is a massive insult. Insensitive at best pure Harry Kewell at worst
_________________ I might Be Middle Class but I'm Hard. Al Dente you might say
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Tommo Resident Witch


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Baldy Site Admin


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NE1 Neither Shallow Nor Sexist


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raveydavey Lucas Radebe


Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 2061 Location: Leeds Yorkshire England
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| NE1 wrote: | can you believe he said this:
Kewell, who was welcomed by throngs of supporters his arrival in Istanbul, said he was excited to have joined a club with such a large fan base.
"I know that that fans are passionate about sport and I love that," he said. "I can't wait to get more of it.
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I refer m'learned colleague to my earlier post. |
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Garp Jack Charlton

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Still can't see why anyone should care, or be surprised. Most footballers and professionals attached to the game have no morals. I can't believ that people still expect any different from them....If Kewell is scum, they are all scum because you can put your house on the fact that todays Leeds United hero is tomorrows disloyal "scum". |
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raveydavey Lucas Radebe


Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 2061 Location: Leeds Yorkshire England
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Garp wrote: | | Still can't see why anyone should care, or be surprised. Most footballers and professionals attached to the game have no morals. I can't believ that people still expect any different from them....If Kewell is scum, they are all scum because you can put your house on the fact that todays Leeds United hero is tomorrows disloyal "scum". |
You are quite right. Given the history though this particularly rankles. |
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Tommo Resident Witch


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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Harry Kewell has issued an open letter to Leeds United fans in a bid to quell the criticism he has faced following his move to Galatasaray.
The Australia international has angered many supporters of the Elland Road club with his decision to join the Turkish giants.
Two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, were stabbed to death prior to their Uefa Cup semi-final meeting with Galatasaray in Istanbul eight years ago.
Kewell was a Whites player at the time and featured in both legs of the match, receiving a red card for a late challenge in the return fixture in West Yorkshire.
The forward, who was released by Liverpool this summer, insists that he still has strong feelings for Leeds, and that he chose his new number at Galatasaray as a mark of respect for his former club.
Respect
The letter sent to Sky Sports reads: "My love and respect for Leeds United FC and what the club has done for me will never change, no matter what anyone says about me and whatever their motives are. My sense of sorrow and sympathy for the families and friends of Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight will always be with me.
"I chose the No.19 shirt when I signed for Galatasaray as a sign of respect for Leeds because that was the number I got when I first became a regular member of the Leeds United FC starting XI. I felt that it might be a way to demonstrate that I had not forgotten where it all started and I was hoping that in a small way it would help the healing process of the tragedy that occurred on the 5th of April 2000.
"For me, sport should first and foremost be about the love of your game. But equally important is the respect for not only your team-mates but all those who you compete against. For this reason I have always objected to any form of discrimination in any sport and football in particular, as that is the sport that is the most near and dear to me.
"To blame the Galatasaray club for the tragedy in Istanbul is simply wrong and discriminatory. This is a club founded in 1905 that has a proud history of striving for sporting excellence and it should be given the same respect as any other football club.
"I respect everyone's right to have their own opinion on whatever they like, but that does not make their opinion right. No one has to agree with my views or my choices, but I think it's only fair and reasonable to allow me and my family to enjoy the same democratic rights as expected by those that have been attacking me over the last few days."_________________
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NE1 Neither Shallow Nor Sexist


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raveydavey Lucas Radebe


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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Hiding behind mealy mouthed words will not alter my opinion. And to drop in words like discrimination while banging on about "rights" is often the last refuge of the stupid and the guilty. |
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eddiesleftfoot Jack Charlton

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